Ukraine War | Russia launches (I)CBM (not nuke) at Ukraine?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Batt Boy
  • Start date Start date
  • Replies: 313
  • Views: 7K
  • Politics 
I heard Trump considering deal: if Putin will pull out of Ukraine and promise to honor their sovereignty, US will pull out of NATO
 
Do Russians still use the same system that the USSR used where they really don't have a cadre of career noncoms?
 
finesse said:
Do Russians still use the same system that the USSR used where they really don't have a cadre of career noncoms?
Click to expand...
I read a couple of years ago that is STILL the case and considered a huge flaw in their military readiness and training.
 
finesse said:
Do Russians still use the same system that the USSR used where they really don't have a cadre of career noncoms?
Click to expand...
Yes, their military is a disorganized shit show. Almost all enlisted are conscripts and officers are Putin loyalists who couldn’t get work elsewhere. With their manpower and resource advantages they should have made quick work of Ukraine (which is why many assumed that they would). That they didn’t should be a major embarrassment to them.
 
"And yet we don’t let Ukraine strike back properly."

I mean, this isn't exactly a mystery, yeah? Sociopath with the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet, and all.
 
HeelingAg said:
"And yet we don’t let Ukraine strike back properly."

I mean, this isn't exactly a mystery, yeah? Sociopath with the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet, and all.
Click to expand...
Yeah. It's almost as if nuclear weapons are so good that many countries have been enduring sanctions in order to develop them. It's almost as if the world's poorest country -- or one of them for sure -- put itself on the map because of its nukes. Hmm.
 
HeelingAg said:
"And yet we don’t let Ukraine strike back properly."

I mean, this isn't exactly a mystery, yeah? Sociopath with the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet, and all.
Click to expand...
The saddest irony here lies in the details of the Budapest Memorandum.
 

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles​

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.
President Biden has authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said.
The weapons are likely to be initially employed against Russian and North Korean troops in defense of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of western Russia, the officials said.
Mr. Biden’s decision is a major change in U.S. policy. The choice has divided his advisers, and his shift comes two months before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, having vowed to limit further support for Ukraine.
Allowing the Ukrainians to use the long-range missiles, known as the Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, came in response to Russia’s surprise decision to bring North Korean troops into the fight, officials said.

www.nytimes.com

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
I saw this morning too where there's suggestion Kim could send as many as 100,000 North Korean troops to the battlefield.

That would be a horrible development, for a number of reasons.
 
I have a friend who is Estonian. I visited Tallinn in mid 90s and he hooked me up with relatives. He says the mood back home is very dire. They have a real fear that Trump will cut some deal for "peace" in Ukraine that allows Russians back into the Baltics.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top